was sean dyche's day.t this was just their fourth league win in 21 games this season, which temporarily took them out of the relegation zone. after the match, dyche spoke to match of the day. a clean sheet, 1—0. a lot of work done this week. i've been very pleased with the players and their honesty has been invaluable to us as a staff, and the base to work from. i must mention a few of them, they felt they'd let down the last manager and i admire their honesty. they will have to correct that and we'll do it together. that to be a base to work from, there had to be a feel of a group, and a commitment to the cause, and i thought there was plenty of that today.— plenty of that today. what's the lan, to plenty of that today. what's the plan. to deal— plenty of that today. what's the plan, to deal with _ plenty of that today. what's the plan, to deal with a _ plenty of that today. what's the plan, to deal with a team i plenty of that today. what's the plan, to deal with a team that l plenty of that today. what'

so, as ben says, someting to build on for the new everton manager sean dyche.atch of the day. a clean sheet, 1—0. a lot of work done this week. i've been very pleased with the players and their honesty has been invaluable to us as a staff, and the base to work from. i must mention a few of them, they felt they'd let down the last manager and i admire their honesty. they will have to correct that and we'll do it together. there hsd to be a base to work from, there had to be a feel of a group, and a commitment to the cause, and i thought there was plenty of that today. what's the plan, to deal with a team that had lost into early september? try to put one in their net. the bit in the middle i wasn't worried about. i was more looking at the outcome of the game. performance was really important. we you can leak information to the team pre—season, slowly and surely. we have had to condense that to a week and a lot of information about how we want to go about it. the team showed commitment and the technical layers. they have accepted that. i have admired that. make n

real prospect of relegtion at the end of the season but there is hope in the shape of new manager sean dyched the sacked frank lampard this week. dyche is full of optimism and wants the fans tojoin him in the battle to get the club back on track. our reporter hugh ferris went to watch him in action at his first press c0 nfe re nce . joint bottom of the table with fewer wins than any other team, everton have been in primarily comparable four but with a fractured relationship between fans and the board, the current backdrop it is time for a role of sean dyche. it is easy to take the wheel of the ship in calm water, but not so much when it is choppy waters. we want the fans to play their part in that. the club is not where it wants to be, but we want the fans to join in and reconnect with us. it is easy to say, i have got to earn my spurs, i understand that. i am a bit of a marmite manager anyway, but i am willing to put the hard yards into earn their respect. sean dyche has been linked with the job here before when both he and the club were enjoying a rather greener pastures but even though it

new everton boss sean dyche has been speaking to the media for the first time since replacing frank lampardre 19th in the premier league with just three wins, and 15 points from 20 games. dyche said he wants their fans to believe in him. it's easy to take a ship and calm water, not so much in choppy water. we want the fence to play their part. it is choppy water, the club is not where wants to be put up we want the fans are joining with us, reconnect with us. it's easy to say, i got air my spurs i totally understand that. not everyone once shuffled up at the end the day after when you're doing to earn your spurs and not put your hard yards until earned the respect. chelsea manager graham potter said he's "excited" about the challenge his bigger squad will bring, after the club spent more than 300 million pounds injanuary. the blues signed eight players during the transfer window. including a british transfer record fee for world cup winner enzo fernandez from benfica. but under uefa rules, only three can be added to their squad for european fixtures. the challenge is the right word. certain

the former burnley boss saw di —— sean dyche only took over this week and saw his team winning1—0 at the bottom side southampton. i everton and the bottom side southampton.— everton and the bottom side southamton. ~' ' :: , everton and the bottom side southamton. ~' ' ::, ~ southampton. i like those 1-0s. all manauers southampton. i like those 1-0s. all managers do. _ southampton. i like those 1-0s. all managers do, they _ southampton. i like those 1-0s. all managers do, they pretend - southampton. i like those 1-0s. all managers do, they pretend that. southampton. i like those 1-0s. all. managers do, they pretend that they don't. been very pleased with the players. they've been invaluable to us, having a base to work from. a few of them felt they had let down the last manager. we build on the back of that and say we can correct that and we got to do it together. quality wise we can build that but there had to be a base to work from, to have a feel and a commitment to the cause. ireland have shown why they are the number one side in the world as they got a bonus point win over wales

sean dyche still new managers. sean dyche still new managers.ow is to the basics. know is back to the basics. i mean he the only factor mean he was the only factor yesterday because they didn't sign and signing sign players and signing players. i to unpleasant players. i to say unpleasant sign contrast chelsea sign in the in contrast chelsea spent million. now spent nearly £300 million. now those opposite ends those competing at opposite ends of the table but go home of the table but to go home against arsenal they one against arsenal they lost one game season just got game all season they just got them. just did not them. stephen they just did not let worryingly let the move. and the worryingly for i'm going to say i for arsenal, i'm going to say i never thought the premier league, premier league over league, premier league was over anyway. too much football anyway. we got too much football to when are any of to play. but when you are any of the opponents next few the opponents in the next few weeks, we'll at that weeks, we'll look at that temp

coming up on sportsday on the bbc news channel: we hearfrom everton's new manager sean dyche, who's callingt senior to have spoken out openly, has told the bbc he witnessed russian soldiers committing crimes in ukraine including torture, looting and threats of rape. konstantin yefremov said he saw one ukrainian prisoner of war being beaten, shot and humiliated. mr yefremov is now seen by russia as a traitor. 0ur russia editor, steve rosenberg went to meet him. this is the war in ukraine, the official russian version of it. packaged, promoted, propagandised by moscow. fearless russian soldiers fighting the good fight, defending the motherland. but konstantin yefremov was there, and the reality, he says, is very different. konstantin was a senior lieutenant in the russian army, but he's fled russia and he's agreed to tell me about crimes he says he saw russian soldiers committing in ukraine. starting here. this is one of konstantin's first photos from ukraine — an air base seized by russian troops in melitopol. translation: i saw looting there. soldiers and officers grabbed everything they co

what sean dyche and the coachin: challenge. what sean dyche and the coaching staff _ challenge.after tomorrow it will be a great signing for everton. now tennis, but not as we know it. over 2,500 metres above sea level. that's twice the height of ben nevis for great britain's davis cup team. as we mentioned yesterday, the brits are having to cope with tricky conditions in their tie in bogota, the capital of colombia. some 2,600 metres above sea level. and dan evans certainly struggled in the thinner air. and so to combat the high altitude, the pressure—less balls they use are heavier. evans lost the first match in three sets to nicolas mejia, a player ranked 253 in the world. so he would normally be expected to beat him. but british number one cameron norrie levelled the tie with a straight—sets win over nicolas barrientos. ten—time winners gb are bidding to reach september's group stage. coverage later today on the iplayer, red button and the bbc sport website and app from 5pm. talking of the iplayer, this is something you should not miss. kevin sinfield is going to be a busy m

sean dyche made it two wins from three games, since taking charge of everton, as his side beat leedswith his second half strike creeping in at illan meslier�*s near post. the result sees everton climb out of the bottom three, whilst leeds slip to 19th. you want your home to become a fortress and we are building back and it takes time, takes belief in the players and the fans and the energy, the commitment to the cause and the play. i think we finished slightly better but there was some of the good play today and a lot of endeavored to do the right thing and so, i'm pleased with that. bournemouth picked up their first away win since early september and climbed out of the relegation zone — as marcus tavernier�*s goal helped them to victory over wolves at molineux. the cherries struck early in the second half, to end wolves' run of back—to—back wins. the result leaves wolves 15th in the table. in the scottish premiership, celtic have maintained their 9—point lead at the top of the table after thrashing aberdeen a—nil. rangers kept the pressure on thir old firm rivals with a 3—nil victor

sean dyche made it two wins from three games, since taking charge of everton, as his side beat leedsesult sees everton climb out of the bottom three, whilst leeds slip to 19th. you want your ground to become a fortress and i've been here when it has been and we're building it back. it takes time and belief from the players and fans but there's a good shot of that today, a good commitment to the cause i think we could've finished slightly better but it was really good play today and a lot of endeavour to do the right thing and pleased with that. bournemouth picked up their first away win since early september and climbed out of the relegation zone — as marcus tavernier�*s goal helped them to victory over wolves at molineux. the cherries struck early in the second half, to end wolves' run of back—to—back wins. the result leaves wolves 15th in the table. and the evening game between newcastle united and liverpool is underway— 2—0 to liverpool. but before the match, a minute's silence was paid to the former newcastle striker christian atsu, who was among those killed in the earthquakes t

sean dyche has spoke to the media for the first time as everton manager.e aligned. we are the team behind the team and we have to make the team perform. whichever way, even all the best will in the work, you have got to win games and get points on the board. it you have got to win games and get points on the board.— points on the board. it has been announced _ points on the board. it has been announced that _ points on the board. it has been announced that some _ points on the board. it has been announced that some fans i points on the board. it has been announced that some fans will l points on the board. it has been. announced that some fans will be allowed to stand at wembley later this month. 867 safe standing seats will be allocated to both newcastle and manchester united. it will be the first major domestic men's final in almost 35 years to allow standing. the 2020 36 nations get under way on saturday. wales play ireland while scotland will battle it out for the calcutta cup at twickenham. gregor townsend has named his team for his opener with a finn

sean dyche on a hiding to nothing. probably going to nothing.ey still football, although they still all points, which is all three points, which is separating seven clubs at the bottom of the league. yeah. so i know a lot of everton fans that like, it's over, we're down, we're necessarily . they we're for not necessarily. they did try and get a striker , they did try and get a striker, they tried ismaila sarr from from watford. he wasn't going olivier giroux. they tried to get him on loan as well from ac milan. he didn't come. so it was a last minute desperation run, but they ended up with no one. so it's just down to them. so it's just whether sean dyche can do it with the players and get it together, see if we can get a bit of fire out. well no better man, no better man to do it. paul man, no better man to do it. paul, you very paul, thank you very much indeed. your morning indeed. see your morning hopefully of the hopefully with the news of the line for the carabao cup line up for the carabao cup final very interesting see final very interest

james tarkowski scored the goal, to get new manager sean dyche's reign off to a dream start, and giveeague runners—up are still waiting for their first league win of 2023. manchester united are up to third after beating crystal palace 2—1 at old trafford, despite having play with ten men for nearly half an hour. goals from bruno fernandes and marcus rashford had given united a comfortable lead in the second half, before casemiro was sent off for violent conduct after var spotted this incident. palace pulled one back but united hung on for the three points. in scotland, rangers closed the gap on leaders celtic to six points after beating ross county. it finished 2—1 at ibrox with borna barisic scoring the winner with this deflected free kick. celtic will have the chance to go nine clear again when they travel to stjohnstone this afternoon. the top two in women's super league, manchester united and arsenal, are only separated by goal difference and are both in action today. while manchester city moved into third in the table with a 2—0 win against bottom—side leicester city. england for

new everton boss sean dyche has been speaking to the media for the first time since replacing frank lampardin him. it is easy to take the ship in calm water, but not so much when it is choppy waters. we want the fans to play their part in that. the club is not where it wants to be, but we want the fans to join in and reconnect with us. it is easy to say, i have got to earn my spurs, i understand that. i am a bit of a marmite manager anyway, but i am willing to put the hard yards into earn their respect. england had coach has named his first team with london irish wenger ali hassan collins making his debut. the 2023 six nations get under way on saturday, wales play ireland while scotland and england will battle it out for the calcutta cup at twickenham. england head coach steve borthwick has named his first team with london irish winger 0llie hassell collins making his debut. while captain 0wen farrell will start at 12 partnering fly half marcus smith. but manu tui la ghie is left out of the 23 man matchday squad and joe marchant starts at outside centre. borthwick has promised fans "the sta

i think going to difficult think it's going to be difficult for it's liverpool for sean dyche.hough after all. anfield show, but you've got everton now digne floundering in that lower end of the table. yeah southampton down there, leeds down there as well. and leeds manager the guy just recently sacked jesse marsh now being with nathan jones's job at southampton it's bizarre. so you would go from a struggling team to a struggling it's crazy merry go round of manager appointments and sacking so yes leeds had a horrendous time . so jesse marsh horrendous time. so jesse marsh had go. they're now looking for a new manager and southampton like you say nathan jones he was only in the job a very space of time. so they're thinking , what time. so they're thinking, what do we do? we need someone who's dynamic maybe someone who's young, someone that's going to galvanise the team. let's go with jesse marshall , not leeds with jesse marshall, not leeds as a one. bad. yeah, nothing jesse marsh all but would jesse marsh at all but would just logically look and say well, he hasn't been able t

sean dyche made it back—to—back home wins as everton manager, as his side beat leeds united by 1—0 ateague title race is twisting and turning, the scottish premiership is showing no signs of that. celtic retain their nine—point lead over rangers, after a 4—0 win over aberdeen. the star of the show was reo hatate, the japanese midfielder scoring twice as they ran out comfortable winners at celtic park. it's their 15th straight home league win and sets them up perfectly for next weekends league cup final. next weekend's league cup final. where they'll meet their old firm rivals rangers, who also ran out easy 3—0 winners at livingstone. james tavernier scoring twice, including this brilliant free kick. in the pinatar cup, scotland's women bounced back from their opening defeat to iceland to win 2—1 against the philippines. lauren davidson put them ahead before rachel corsie doubled that lead in the second half. the philippines did pull one back, but it was just a consolation. elsewhere, wales and iceland played out a goal less draw. second—placed sale sharks were beaten in a thriller by

their own process is complete. " now to the weekend, and it will be fascinating to see what effect sean dyche firstjob is to get the fans on board. hugh ferris reports. joint bottom of the table with fewer wins than any other team, everton have been in premier league peril before, but with a fractured relationship between fans and the board the current backdrop, it's time for a roll of the dyche. hello. new kid in town. it's easy to take the wheel of a ship in calm water. it's not so much when it's choppy waters. we want the fans to play their part in that. it is choppy waters. there's no denying it. the club's not where it wants to be, but we want the fans to join in with us, the fans to reconnect with us. and it's easy to say, i've got to earn my spurs. of course, i totally understand that. you know, i'm a marmite manager anyway. not everyone wants you but, at the end of the day, you have to earn your spurs and i'm willing to put the hard yards in to earn that, to earn their respect. dyche has been linked with a job here before when both he and indeed the club were enjoying rather greener p

said that everton, i think we said that before, that might get out of trouble dyche trouble with sean dyche days that were early days. great britain. i'm a for bobsleigh medal at the world championships for 84 years silver in summer it's you know we had brad hall on the show well actually you were both off actually and brad, who's the pilot of the bobsleigh team and this the germans just run bobsled when it comes to bobsleigh. they have the best have the best bulb and they have the best everything about them always wins. but britain he funded brad got his own funding. he had the actual bobsleigh as well he's trained the team and they've done incredibly well so andifs they've done incredibly well so and it's in summer it's first time. it'sjust and it's in summer it's first time. it's just unheard of. so going back to 1939, the last time this happened, so they got silver medal world championships, which was just behind the germans but only just so that's brilliant. just just a quarter. but the six nations action over weekend i mean there are five nations and then there's italy . yes. and ital

back—to—back victories under sorm sean dyche had raised expectations among everton fans but for astonp for the visitors as villa drew level on points with chelsea and everton dropped into the bottom three. they would do so because new leaders had coast grassia had a positive impact on his debut. a surprise match winner and the second half goals or leaves climb out of the relegation and southampton stayed bottom. dan 0gunshakin, bbc news. motherwell manager stuart kettlewell called it "terrific", and that's just one of many superlatives you could use for this goal you're about to see from callum slattery, who rescued a point for his side in the last minute against kilmarnock. elsewhere, ross county beat dundee united, livingston lost at aberdeen, and stjohnstone drew with st mirren. scotland continue their six nations grand slam quest this afternoon when they play france in paris, having already seen off england and wales. yesterday, ireland maintained their bid with a defeat of an improving italy and england saw off wales in cardiff. 0ur sports correspondent andy swiss rounds up the a

what are we seeing week everton is seeing this week in everton is huge takes huge because sean dychesign a single player in january you player in january angela you know they crying out for reinforcements. chelsea spending £300 million everton couldn't get anybody over the line. that biggest though might, biggest signing though might, just he just be their manager if he can galvanise much galvanise that same much the same lampard did last same as frank lampard did last yeah same as frank lampard did last year. be fair to same as frank lampard did last year. be fairto him, if same as frank lampard did last year. be fair to him, if he year. to be fair to him, if he can galvanise the side, if he can galvanise the side, if he can culture if he can get the culture right, if he can get the culture right, if he can players right for can get the players right for these few games got these last few games we've got more games than we realise as well you've had a world more games than we realise as wethe you've had a world more games than we realise as wethe middleyou've had a world more games

sean dyche first game in charge, but then man city didn't take advantage. following day advantage.ster advantage. the following day against tattenham. manchester advantage. the following day against tattenharweek,|chester advantage. the following day against tattenharweek, ofester city had a rotten week, of course, the allegations course, with all the allegations against charges against them, all the charges from premier league. if from the premier league. if arsenal win today, their arsenal win today, that's their game could game in hand. they could go eight clear manchester eight points clear of manchester city they're city and i'm not saying they're going home and hosed. is going to be home and hosed. is long way to go. we think it's later the season than is. later in the season than it is. we because it's we think that because it's because february, think because it's february, we think that see in that well only see the in the season but a world cup in season but we had a world cup in the middle of the season don't forget. fixtures are forget. so the fixtures are back.look for